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Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoil
Read full article: Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoilMasses of residents are fleeing a running battle between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by the gangs.
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Read full article: Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islandsOfficials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year.
Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process
Read full article: Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition processA transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille.
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says
Read full article: Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN saysU.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester.
Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
Read full article: Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capitalPolice in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs.
Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government
Read full article: Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at governmentAngry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead.
Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain future
Read full article: Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain futureThousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a small town that killed at least 70 people.
Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump
Read full article: Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to TrumpThe Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
Read full article: Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report saysA new report from the U.N. migration agency says that surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs has displaced nearly 580,000 people since March.
Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country
Read full article: Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead countryHaiti's government says the country's newly selected prime minister has been hospitalized in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Biden thanks Kenya's Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission
Read full article: Biden thanks Kenya's Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the missionPresident Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for the coming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police forces to help quell gang violence in Haiti.
Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed
Read full article: Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closedHaiti’s main international airport has reopened nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it.
Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs
Read full article: Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangsHaiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours.
Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala's consul
Read full article: Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala's consulA number of government and aid agencies in Haiti have reported their facilities and aid supplies have been looted as Haiti spirals into another wave of gang violence.
Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
Read full article: Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judgeThe Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states.
Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
Read full article: Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop saysThe archbishop of Port-au-Prince says six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released.
Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread
Read full article: Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spreadGang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack.
Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated him
Read full article: Authorities in Haiti hold former rebel leader Guy Philippe after the US repatriated himAn attorney for former Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe says he is being held by Haitian authorities at a police station a day after the U.S. repatriated him to Haiti.
Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
Read full article: Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people insideA heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them.
Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
Read full article: Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers sayFlight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months.
Kenyan opposition lawmakers say the Haiti peacekeeping mission must be approved by parliament
Read full article: Kenyan opposition lawmakers say the Haiti peacekeeping mission must be approved by parliamentKenyan lawmakers say that parliamentary approval is required before the deployment of police to the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang violence that was approved by the U.N. Security Council this week.
Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by a pastor into gang territory
Read full article: Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by a pastor into gang territoryThe director of Haiti’s National Police is vowing to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to rid a community of gang members, only to be fatally shot by them.
Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US
Read full article: Judge asks if poverty qualifies for Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into USA federal judge is questioning whether living in poverty would be enough to qualify someone for a key immigration policy from President Joe Biden.
Biden policy allowing migrants from 4 countries into the US is praised, criticized at Texas trial
Read full article: Biden policy allowing migrants from 4 countries into the US is praised, criticized at Texas trialA key portion of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people from Central America and the Caribbean is being debated in a Texas federal courtroom.
UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti
Read full article: UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in HaitiThe United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore security to the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here's why this is the most open Women's World Cup ever
Read full article: Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here's why this is the most open Women's World Cup everChange is happening fast in women’s soccer and a leveling of the playing field is being showcased across the globe in the biggest Women's World Cup to date.
US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women's World Cup
Read full article: US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women's World CupThe United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title.
England hopes to be sharper in its next Women's World Cup match after underwhelming opener
Read full article: England hopes to be sharper in its next Women's World Cup match after underwhelming openerKatie Robinson knows England left many unimpressed with its underwhelming 1-0 victory against overmatched Haiti in its opening match at the Women’s World Cup.
Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition
Read full article: Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutritionThe U.N.’s World Food Program says it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assistance.
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
Read full article: Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, NicaraguansThe Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.
Haiti police to probe death of reporter during gathering
Read full article: Haiti police to probe death of reporter during gatheringHaiti’s National Police says it's been ordered to launch an investigation into the death of a journalist who witnesses say was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister.
WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage
Read full article: WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortageThe World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a global supply shortage.
Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti
Read full article: Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege HaitiThe United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti’s capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince.
Haitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime minister
Read full article: Haitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime ministerThousands of protesters have marched through Haiti’s capital and other major cities, blocking roads and shutting down businesses to demand that Prime Minister Ariel Henry step down and call for a better quality of life.
Fatal boat trip highlights Haitians fleeing violence
Read full article: Fatal boat trip highlights Haitians fleeing violenceHaitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.
Haitians struggle to find food, shelter amid new gang battle
Read full article: Haitians struggle to find food, shelter amid new gang battleHeavy gunfire is echoing in a once quiet neighborhood in Haiti’s capital that has become ground zero in a gang fight that has killed at least 20 people, injured more than a dozen and forced thousands to flee their homes this week.
Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for COVID-19 vaccine refusal
Read full article: Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for COVID-19 vaccine refusalThe Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.
EXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrants
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrantsThe Biden administration is relying on a contested Trump-era policy as it disperses thousands of Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in and around the small South Texas city of Del Rio.
New justice minister takes over as Haiti's instability grows
Read full article: New justice minister takes over as Haiti's instability growsHaiti’s new justice minister is pledging to find those responsible for high-profile killings as he spoke publicly for the first time since taking over from his predecessor fired by Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who recently dismissed officials seeking to interview him as part of the investigation into the president’s slaying.
In Haiti, close relation between the living and the dead
Read full article: In Haiti, close relation between the living and the deadHaiti’s unusually close relationship between the living and the dead has helped hide, in part, the huge toll of Saturday’s earthquake: people in Haiti want to be close to their deceased relatives, to the point of sometimes burying themselves in their front yards.
Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in Haiti
Read full article: Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in HaitiAs if Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a tropical storm and the coronavirus pandemic weren’t enough, the temblor has also damaged the only medical oxygen plant in southern Haiti.
Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeon
Read full article: Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeonOfficials say two doctors at hospitals treating earthquake victims in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince have been kidnapped, forcing one of the institutions to declare a two-day shutdown in protest.
Lynchburg men with family in Haiti hope to help those affected by the earthquake
Read full article: Lynchburg men with family in Haiti hope to help those affected by the earthquakeFollowing Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, at least 1,900 people are dead, and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. The earthquake that shook Haiti’s southern peninsula hits home for 33-year-old Jack Edma. The Lynchburg resident has family in the epicenter.
Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm
Read full article: Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical stormTropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.
Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won't send troops
Read full article: Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won't send troopsPresident Joe Biden says the U_S_ will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that country’s president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country is “not on the agenda.”.
Vines lifts US over Haiti 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup opener
Read full article: Vines lifts US over Haiti 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup openerSam Vines scored his first international goal on a header in the eighth minute, and a U.S. team mostly of backup players opened the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 victory over Haiti.
Cuba evacuates 180,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa nears island
Read full article: Cuba evacuates 180,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa nears islandCuba has evacuated 180,000 people amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could cause heavy flooding as it passes over the island Monday, after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people.
UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid pandemic
Read full article: UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid pandemicA UNICEF report says severe acute childhood malnutrition is expected to more than double this year in Haiti as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, a spike in violence and dwindling resources.
8 dead, 1 injured after prison outbreak in Haiti's capital
Read full article: 8 dead, 1 injured after prison outbreak in Haiti's capitalRecaptured inmates are led by police outside the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison after an attempted breakout, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. At least seven people were killed on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from the prison, eyewitnesses told The Associated Press. CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS – CROIX-DES-A prison director was among at least eight people killed on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, a police officer and witnesses said. AdAt the time of the 2014 breakout, the prison held 899 inmates, some 130 over its capacity. It wasn’t immediately clear if they were inmates.
Haiti braces for unrest as opposition demands new president
Read full article: Haiti braces for unrest as opposition demands new presidentOpposition leaders are demanding Moïse’s resignation and legislative elections to restart a Parliament dissolved a year ago. They claim that Moïse’s five-year term is legally ending — that it began when former President Michel Martelly's term expired in February 2016. He also said the constitutional referendum won't give Moïse more power but said changes are needed to the 1987 document. François said he won't take part in the “circus act” of voting in the referendum or elections. “This is a country of corruption.”Moïse has faced numerous calls for resignation since taking office, with protests roiling Haiti since late 2017.
Adam Wainwright wins MLB's Roberto Clemente Award
Read full article: Adam Wainwright wins MLB's Roberto Clemente AwardNEW YORK – Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually by Major League Baseball for community involvement and philanthropy. The effort provided more than 4 million meals to prevent childhood hunger during the coronavirus pandemic and nearly 8 million meals in all. Let’s go there even more now.’”A 39-year-old right-hander, Wainwright is a free agent after spending all 15 of his big league seasons with the Cardinals. The award usually is announced during the World Series but was delayed this year until Monday because of the pandemic. Wainwright thought back to gathering donors at the ballpark back in 2013 when the foundation was just starting.
A decade after deadly cholera epidemic, Haiti awaits help
Read full article: A decade after deadly cholera epidemic, Haiti awaits helpCholera was introduced to Haiti’s largest river in October 2010 by sewage from a nearby base of U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal. Six years later, the U.N. acknowledged it played a role in the epidemic and had not done enough to help fight cholera in Haiti, but the organization has not specifically said it introduced the disease. One of the biggest concerns a decade after the epidemic began is the ongoing lack of funds to help those affected. In a recent letter to leaders around the world, the secretary-general asked for more contributions for cholera victims. Among them was 72-year-old Simon Louis, who also survived cholera and is a member of a local group pursuing reparations.
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
Read full article: Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf CoastA girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. Now forecasters are turning their attention the Gulf Coast, where up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) of sea water storm surge could inundate the coastline from High Island in Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana, the hurricane center said. Hurricane Rita then struck southwest Louisiana that Sept. 24 as a Category 3 storm. We might have dodged a bullet with Marco, and obviously some people along the Gulf Coast are not going to be as blessed as us.___Martin reported from Marietta, Georgia.
Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets Cuba
Read full article: Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets CubaA girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
More harm than good: Compassion is noble, but what does Haiti really need, 10 years after quake?
Read full article: More harm than good: Compassion is noble, but what does Haiti really need, 10 years after quake?“Deep down, I know there was an element of trying to get a pat on the back,” Albert said. “That’s when they completely blew me away with their response.”What the community leaders essentially told Albert and Zelaya was this: Thanks for your efforts and compassion, but you actually did more harm than good. The experience was such an eye-opener that it led Albert and Zelaya to a greater purpose and mission. “That goes back to the negative aid that is undermining the natural development of the Haitian people,” Albert said. The two discovered that nearly 80% of Haitian teachers haven’t been properly trained, and 60% of kids dropped out of classes during elementary school.